The Arts and Culture programme at Whangārei Boys’ High School is vibrant, inclusive, and highly successful. Through performance, creativity, service, and leadership, students are encouraged to express who they are, work collaboratively, and contribute positively to school life.
Annual highlights include the Festival of Performing Arts, senior drama productions, Fideliter Jazz Band concerts, Smokefree Rockquest, the Chamber Music Contest, and the Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival, where students regularly achieve national representation. Cultural performance is a strong and valued part of our school identity through Te Aka Matua Kapa Haka and the combined WBHS/WGHS group, Te Kapa Rau Aroha.
Students involved in visual arts, photography, and digital design consistently achieve success through national scholarships, competitions, and exhibitions.
Arts and Cultural Groups
- Arts Club
- Fideliter Jazz Band
- Rockquest Bands
- Chamber Music Group
- Senior Drama Productions
- Kapa Haka – Te Aka Matua
- Combined Kapa Haka – Te Kapa Rau Aroha
- Festival of Performing Arts
- Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival
- Theatresports and Improvisation
- Visual Arts, Photography and Digital Design
- Big Sing
Service, Leadership and Special Interest Clubs
Whangārei Boys’ High School offers a wide range of non-sport clubs that support leadership, service, wellbeing, creativity, and academic extension. These groups provide students with opportunities to connect with others, pursue personal interests, and contribute meaningfully to the wider community.
Service, wellbeing and leadership
- Environmental Committee
- Student Volunteer Army
- Student Council
- Wellbeing Committee
- Relay for Life
- Breakfast Club
- Supporters’ Army
Cultural, faith and identity groups
- Pasifika Group
- Christian Club
- LGBTQIA+ Club
Academic, creative and special interest clubs
- Media Group
- Debating
- Chess Club
- Student Librarians
- Lawn Bowls
- Jugger
- Dungeons and Dragons / Roleplay
- Board Games and Wargames
- E-Sports
- Mathex
- Maths Modelling Club
- EPro8 Engineering
- MUNA – Model United Nations
- R. Tucker Thompson Tall Ship Crew
- Sailing Club
- Shooting Club
